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Rhapsody.com Music Player (-learnmore)

Rhapsody.com is a web-based version of Real's digital music service that offers consumers a free and legal way to find, play, and share full length songs or albums from a deep catalog that includes all major labels. Any consumer can stream up to 25 on-demand songs per month. A free...

Tags: software, song, downloadable music, on-demand, realnetworks inc., music player, rhapsody.com, downloadable music player, cloud computing, digital music, tools & techniques, digital media, personal technology, management, consumer electronics

Software downloads 2006-11-15

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Sonos Digital Music System BU150

Sonos has been around since 2005, when the small company introduced its first multiroom digital music system to glowing reviews (including a CNET.com Editors' Choice Award). The product was comprised of two base stations and a unique for the time remote with a full-color screen that allowed you to wirelessly...

Tags: digital music, digital media, wi-fi, zp120, zoneplayer zp120, sonos

Product reviews 2008-08-05

Will consumer economics have an impact on RealNetworks?

RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser almost made it through his company's quarterly earnings call without taking a jab at Apple and the iPhone. But near the end of the call, he took a quick mathematical poke at Apple to drive home his point that there are plenty of opportunities to launch...

Tags: revenue, apple iphone, advertisement, mobile, realnetworks inc., apple inc., advertising & promotion, operational accounting, marketing, finance, sam diaz

Blog posts 2008-07-31

LG Chocolate 3 (Verizon Wireless)

One could argue that as the Razr was to Motorola, the Chocolate was to LG. It was the first real iconic phone from LG, gaining plenty of hype because of its slender look and candy bar moniker. The Chocolate was also one of the first to really showcase Verizon's V...

Tags: telecom & utilities, display, menu option, verizon wireless, lg electronics inc., chocolate 3, phone, lg chocolate, lg chocolate 3, scroll wheel

Product reviews 2008-07-15

Rhapsody Music Search Google Gadget (gg)

Introducing the Rhapsody Music Search gadget. Listen to your favorite artist, band or groups music for Free from Real Rhapsody in high quality stereo Listen to all their music, all their CD's or their latest singles with Rhapsody artist search. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: google inc., realnetworks rhapsody, music, sidebar gadgets

Software downloads 2008-07-14

News to know: Apple patches; Adobe; XP-Vista; Yahoo

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple plugs 25 Mac OS X security vulnerabilities. David Morgenstern: Apple releases Leopard 10.5.4 update Apple update notice. Robin Harris: Why computers fail Adobe: Adobe Advances Rich Media Search on the Web ...

Tags: apple iphone, adobe systems inc., google inc., web, larry dignan, yahoo! inc., patch management, apple inc., ibm consulting service, web 2.0, 3g, microsoft windows, channel management, open source, internet, cellular phones, consumer electronics, personal technology, operating systems, software, marketing

Blog posts 2008-07-01

Sony Rolly series

Photo gallery:Sony RollyAt this point, the Sony Rolly has been pretty much done to death around here. Murmurings about the music device started surfacing as early as August of last year, and then it finally visited the U.S. during CES 2008. However, it wasn't until last month that the Rolly...

Tags: robots, digital music, media players, digital media, engineering, sony corp., sony rolly

Product reviews 2008-06-05

Sharing your login is a criminal offence

Sharing your login is a criminal offenceMaybeI sort of agree. It's the difference between a device CAL and a USER cal.However, comments like that are what drive piracy. Most people "bend" the law a bit and really companies have to factor in some goodwill by not being idiots about it.The...

Tags: workforce management, criminal offence, offence

Discussion threads 2008-05-30

Rhapsody Music Search (gadget)

Listen to your favorite artist, band or groups music for Real Rhapsody in high quality stereo Listen to all their music, all their CD's or their latest singles with Rhapsody artist search Sidebar Gadget for windows. Version 1 has nothing new just tidying up.

Tags: realnetworks rhapsody, music, sidebar gadgets

Software downloads 2008-05-15

D-Link (finally) releases the DSM-750 media extender

It's been a very long time coming--D-Link first unveiled the MediaLounge DSM-750 at CES in January 2007--but the company announced today that it is finally shipping the media extender. The $329.99 DSM-750 is a Windows Media Center Extender that enables you to stream...

Tags: d-link systems, windows media, pc, video, microsoft windows media center, medialounge dsm-750, media streamer, microsoft windows, home networking, corporate communications, digital media, tvs, operating systems, software, networking, personal technology, marketing, consumer electronics, home entertainment, rik fairlie

Blog posts 2008-05-07

On owning your own bits

On owning your own bitsIf anyone is interested...Here are the cases I used:http://www.meritline.com/720-cd-dvd-storage-wallet-case.htmlAnd the software:www.invelos.comTotal cost, about $110, and I have room for another 500 or so DVD's before having to worry again.No, its OEM CD's, not CD-R's (although...)OEM CDs that one buys down at the local store are...

Tags: consumer electronics, physical media, cd-collection, dvd, cd, media, disc

Discussion threads 2008-05-06

On owning your own bits

I recently got rid of my CD collection. It wasn't a big collection, as these things go: Maybe 200 discs. I didn't even need the shelf space...I just wanted to clear out an increasingly embarrassing relic of the "age of atoms." So What? Where...

Tags: cd, digital music, digital media, personal technology, consumer electronics, ed gottsman

Blog posts 2008-05-06

MelodyCan (exe)

Melodycan is a universal audio file converter, which supports all popular audio formats: wav, mp3 (MPEG Layer-3), wma Windows Media Audio etc. This software allowas you to convert drm protected and non-protected file formats. Moreover MelodyCan converts audio books, any format Media Player, any format QuickTime Player, any format Rhapsody...

Tags: software, home video, divxnetworks, wmv, wma, video, wav, melodycan, corporate communications, digital media, digital video, digital music, marketing, consumer electronics, personal technology

Software downloads 2008-05-01

Zune VideoX: Microsoft's iTunes killer?

Zune VideoX: Microsoft's iTunes killer?yawn...yet another itunes/ipod killer, doomed to be more blood on Apple iPod's Click Wheel.This Zune owners patience is wearing thinI'm getting a bit impatient for the Zune offerings in come along. I want television, movies, more artist and a way to put podcast into playlists. If...

Tags: digital music, digital media, microsoft zune, zune videox, microsoft corp., apple itunes

Discussion threads 2008-04-15

Denon S-52

In the past few years, the addition of an iPod dock or a CD player has constituted a major upgrade to the tabletop radio category. Polk Audio upped the ante in 2006 with the I-Sonic, which included HD Radio, XM satellite radio compatibility, and even a DVD player in one...

Tags: digital music, digital media, denon s-52, apple ipod, denon, radio

Product reviews 2008-04-07

iTunes leaps to the top of the charts (updated)

In an amazing coup, Apple has become the number one retailer of music in the United States according the latest NPD MusicWatch survey. The results, posted on Ars Technica, show the NPD survey data for January 2008: iTunes Store – 19 percent Wal-Mart – 15 percent...

Tags: jason d. o'grady, music retailer, apple inc., apple itunes, retail company, retail, wal-mart stores inc., digital music, digital media, consumer electronics, personal technology

Blog posts 2008-04-03

Mozilla vs. Apple on Safari flap: It's about the Google search box

Mozilla vs. Apple on Safari flap: It's about the Google search boxI agreeIt's an unusual occurrence that I agree with what is written at ZDNet but this time I do. OF COURSE the Mozilla developers are worried about their income, it's just natural.Let the best team, or browser, win!I'm not...

Tags: spyware, adware & malware, benefits, digital music, digital media, google inc., apple safari, mozilla corp., apple inc., google search box, google search

Discussion threads 2008-03-24

Rumor Mill: What you'll be buying from Apple next

Hey there, this is Jason's twin brother Jake. Jason asked me to pen a quick column on Apple rumors, so here goes... Released products are fine, but what about what's coming out next week, next month or next quarter? Here's a fun Friday peek into Apple's labs,...

Tags: jason d. o'grady, apple inc., 3g, dvr, alioscopy, cellular phones, consumer electronics, home entertainment, personal technology

Blog posts 2008-03-21

Here's why Apple needs an "all you can eat" iTunes

Here's why Apple needs an "all you can eat" iTunesThe problem with iTunes......is it doesn't have EVERYTHING. As an older user (late-30s), sometimes I want to hear some 80s songs or an obscure title here and there. The iTunes collection is just not complete. There is too...

Tags: digital music, digital media, rhapsody-to-go, itunes collection, apple ipod, music, fm-radio, apple itunes, apple inc., ipod clone

Discussion threads 2008-03-19

Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Digital audio is great--especially if you've got a multigigabyte music collection sitting on your computer or you subscribe to an "all you can eat" music service like Rhapsody. The problem, for a lot of people, is that they're stuck listening to all that great music on the tinny speakers of...

Tags: digital music, digital media, monitors & displays, charging station, duet, squeezebox controller, apple ipod, network, music, logitech

Product reviews 2008-03-04